the honeymoon

st lucia, west indies

Yes, we may be back to regular life, but our heads are still on the beach--soaking up the sun and the banana coladas. I'll try to get the drink menu posted soon; y'all will love some of them!

These first two are videos and are very large. You will need Quicktime to view them. I recommend right-clicking on them, saving the target/link to your local computer, and then viewing them. Download times are 30sec-2min for a high-speed connection (depending on speed), and 30min-60min for a dial-up.


driving from the airport to the resort - the driver explains the plastic bags over the bananas on the trees

panorama from our balcony - we never figured out the high-pitched noise, but we think it's wind

little experiment with microsoft photo story 3 - our honeymoon pics put to music - right-click and 'save target as'

click the st lucia flag to see info about the country

here's a detailed map of st lucia - we were in the northern tip on rodney bay

The rest of these are standard images that have been shrunk quite a bit to speed up the download time. Click on the if you want a full-size, untouched/unedited copy of any image (maybe for a desktop wallpaper).


flying in to st lucia - 30 minutes out over the caribbean - what a view!

flying in to st lucia - 20 minutes out - water everywhere

flying in to st lucia - 10 minutes out - we're over st lucia getting ready to cirle back to land

on approach and we're starting to see a peninsula near the airport

getting closer and getting more excited about a week of relaxation on the beach

seems like everyone on the plane was leaning over to look out the windows too

still landing - there's the engine, thankfully still attached to the plane

about to turn and stop at the terminal - no jetways here - trucks with stairs are it

on the road from the airport to the resort, a 1.5 hour drive

looking back at the caribbean from the shuttle - they drive on the left

from our balcony - lotsa weddings there

right after check-in: shot 1 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 2 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 3 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 4 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 5 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 6 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 7 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 8 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 9 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 10 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

right after check-in: shot 11 in a left-right panorama from our balcony

looking down from our balcony - their gardens were amazing

taking in the last rays and watching the sunset the day we arrived

rodney bay is a popular spot to anchor for the evening

looking in to the piano bar at the italian restaurant - great food!!

the main pool, tower, and swim-up bar

looking down the pool toward the jacuzzi

cool tile patterns cover the bottom of the main pool - you can just see the seats at the swim-up bar

view from our balcony the next morning

another view from our balcony

looking out from near our mini-bar :)

getting a good burn on our first full day - yep, those are janet's knees

the water was clear and warm enough once you got in

it made on hell of a view while you laid around drinking beer and tropical drinks on the beach

from my chaise lounge looking at the pier

can you tell janet's a texas techsan? looks almost like the loch ness monster

enjoying a local piton beer! if you can find it, get it! that's some good beer

back side of resort looking toward the atlantic - martinique is 24mi out of view to the left

the pier, taken from near the lobby bar

one of the wedding gazebos

some more local landscaping

palm tree at the end of our building

lagoon pool with swim-up rooms - no caribbean or ocean view, but you can float right off your patio

sunset from our balcony, after all day at the beach, drinking champagne and getting dressed for dinner

janet's silhouette in her robe with a glass of bubbly watching the sun go down

view toward the main pool and lobby from our balcony

more sunset shots from the room

even more sunset shots

one of our favorite pics, looking down from between buildings

outdoor tables just of the lobby, which is just inside the arches - no doors

looking over the lobby toward the atlantic side

me playing volleyball with some other folks - i'm on the far right

rotation time - still me on the far right - spiked a good one on the next play

jay talking trash since we were about to win - i'm 3rd from the left

a souvenirs - hand-made teak, shows st lucia and main cities, our names and wedding date

enjoying some more local beer: piton and carib - if you find it in the us, let me know!

cool pirate-looking ship that sailed from further down rodney bay

sunset shots midway through the week

sunset shots midway through the week - can you tell i liked the sunset

still watching the sunset

looking out over rodney bay near sunset from our balcony

anchored boats in the bay at sunset just of the resort

our favorite and least favorite signs at the swim-up bar: a drink menu and the "bar closed"

caribbean throught the palm trees

some more rodney bay shots

it's impossible to get tired of seeing that sunset

our last night on the island - drank the last of the bounty rum and packed before dinner

the morning we left--the only cloudy day of the trip--looking out over rodney bay

some last pics of our view before we checked-out

another favorite pic - cruise ship/yacht thing anchored off the resort

from the plane - our last caribbean sunset, until next year ;)